More than a month after the public release of iOS and iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1 and tvOS 15.1, Apple has made available to developers the fourth betas of iOS and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2 and watchOS 8.3 (strangely skipped 8.2). These new betas arrive just over two weeks after the previous ones. The fourth beta of macOS 12.1 Monterey was also released to developers yesterday.
HOW TO INSTALL THEM
As usual, all betas can be downloaded in OTA mode, directly from the settings, after installing the appropriate profiles from the Apple Developer Center. For installation on iPhone and iPad it is necessary to have at least 20% of residual charge or better still to keep the device connected to the mains during the update. It is also possible to update under the 5G network if the functionality has been activated in the settings.
For watchOS the app on the connected iPhone must be used and Apple Watch must have at least 50% autonomy and be within range of the iPhone it is associated with. To install the beta on tvOS you need to download the profile using Xcode.
At the moment, there is no information regarding new features included in these fourth betas. With the previous one, on iOS, it was reported in a bug to the brightness sensor on the iPhone, probably corrected. With the first betas, the “App Privacy Report” has arrived on iOS and iPadOS 15.2, a feature that allows users to view app activity in a new section of Settings. The data will start showing once the apps are used. If desired, it is still possible to disable it.
With beta 2, a button has also arrived in the camera app of the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max to manually activate the macro mode if the automatic mode is deactivated. News also with regard to the search for AirTags and the “heir contact” to leave one’s digital heritage.
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With the second beta, the Communication Safety function has also arrived, which allows you to automatically obscure images deemed inappropriate by the automatic learning algorithms present directly on the device. Once potentially explicit content has been detected, a message will be displayed in which minors (up to 13 years old) will be notified of sending a message to their parents in case they decide to view it anyway. The messages are different and offer a variety of advice on how to behave.
Image checking runs on the device, does not affect end-to-end message encryption, and no indication of potentially explicit photodetection will leave the device. Apple doesn’t have access to Messages. The feature can be enabled by parents and is “opt-in” rather than enabled by default. This new version of tvOS, like the previous ones, mostly focuses on bug fixes and general improvements, without adding new features.
